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139 <br />140 <br />141 <br />142 <br />143 <br />144 <br />145 <br />Roseville Human Rights Commission <br />April 18, 2012 - Draft Minutes <br />Page 4 of 5 <br />League of Minnesota Human Rights Commissions (LMHRC) <br />Chair Grefenberg reviewed information from the LMHRC about topics they plan to consider at <br />upcoming meetings. <br />Staff Report <br />146 City Manager Bill Malinen introduced the Nextdoor.com initiative that the City is promoting as a <br />147 way to build community. He described the private social network that will communicate between <br />148 residents and from City staf£ The initial kickoff date is May 1. Commissioners expressed interest in <br />149 the group feature, in which groups around a particular interest could post topics of interest. <br />150 <br />151 <br />152 <br />153 <br />154 <br />155 <br />156 <br />Chair Grefenberg asked for clarification about four commissioners attending the League of Women <br />Voters meeting. City Manager Malinen clarified that this was a social gathering and as long as the <br />commissioners did not discuss any topics related to human rights, it was not a problem. <br />Strategic Plan <br />157 Chair Grefenberg reviewed the Chairs Draft of the Strategic Plan as distributed in the meetin� <br />158 ap cket, highlighting areas that the HRC may want to work on in the upcoming year. He asked <br />159 Commissioners to review and provide him with an�changes or comments. <br />160 <br />161 Commissioners asked for details about the June 25 Rose Parade. <br />162 <br />163 Commissioners discussed the role and purpose of the HRC, considering what topics the HRC takes <br />164 on. Some commissioners expressed concern that the HRC is expanding beyond human rights issues. <br />165 Others said that the City Code defines duties beyond human rights. <br />166 <br />167 Commissioners discussed whether they planned to have a retreat or whether to complete the <br />168 strategic planning at a regular meeting. Commissioner poneen and Commissioner Thao will work <br />169 on a plan. <br />170 <br />171 Future Agenda Items <br />172 <br />173 Chair Grefenberg said the HRC received an email from several residents with concern about the <br />174 police response �„ ° r^'�^° m�**°r at a February 6`h incident in Roseville. Chair Grefenberg said he <br />175 contacted the resident indicating he was not sure what role �the HRC had �� in the issue, and <br />176 su��ested that the first step was to await the Police Department's response to her and her neighbors <br />177 <br />178 <br />179 <br />180 <br />181 <br />182 <br />183 <br />184 <br />concerns. <br />City Manager Malinen said that the City has a formal complaint process and he encouraged the <br />letter writer to follow the process. <br />Future agenda items include By-Laws and Rose Parade participation. <br />Announcements <br />